Money compartment envelope



Jan. 6, 19 2- E. B. BERKOWITZ MONEY GOHPARTMENT ENVELOPE 2 Sheets- Sheet1 Filed March 1, 1939 INVENTOR' fqgelze 5, fierkow/fz.

TTokNEY Jan. 6, 1942. E. B. BERKOWITZ MONEY COMPARTMENT ENVELOPE FiledMarch 1, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTO- Eugene Di fierkown; BY

A ToNaY Patented Jan. 6, 1942 UNITED v STATE MONEY COMPARTMENT .E N WELOPE' Eugene ,B. Berkowitz, Kansas City, Mo., assignor to BerkowitzEnvelope Company, -'Kansas City,

Mo., a corporation of Delaware,

Application March 1, 1939, Serial: No."2 59,179

3 Claims.

This invention relates to envelopes, particularly those of the characterdescribed in Patent No. 2,062,776, issued to me under date of December1, .1936. Envelopes of this character are usually'used in forwardingmoney for the purchase of merchandise,'pa'yment of statements, and thelike, so that it is desirable to enclose in the envelope a letter, orderform, or a statement covering the amount being paid.

It is, therefore, a principal object of the present invention to providea simple, inexpensive envelope equipped with a money containing .Fig. isa perspective view showing the patch pocket and a separatecompartment'for reception of an enclosure.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a money compartmentenvelope constructed so that it may be manufactured on a standardenvelope machine; to provide a money compartment envelope having asimplified sealing arrangement whereby both the money and en-' closurecompartments are closed by a sealing 'flap; and to provide an envelopewith a supplementary sealing flap which is adapted to be sealed with thegum of the main sealing flap to close the money compartment and foldedwith the mainflap when it is brought into sealing relation with the backof the envelope.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, ashereinafter pointed out, 'I have provided improved details of structure,the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of an envelope on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. I-is a perspective view of a modified form of envelope wherein thesupplementary sealing flap is omitted.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an ordinary envelope blank which maybeused in producing a further modification of the invention.

Fig. .9 is a perspective view of a patch consistdow envelope.

ing of a section of gum tapeto be applied to the inner face of the blankillustrated in Fig. 8 to form the money compartment.

applied to the blank and the blank partly folded.

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of the complete envelope showing thesealing flap portion of the tape in sealed relation with the gummedclosure fiap'of the envelope. I

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the envelope after the flaps hav beensevered, as when opening the sealed envelope.

' Fig. 13 is a cross-section through the envelope with the closure flapin sealed position.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

l designates an envelope blank, including a front portion 2 ofsubstantially rectangular shape, side flaps 3 and 4' projecting from thesides of the front portion, a main sealing flap 5, and a back flap 6projecting from the upper and lower edges of the front portion, asclearly shown in Fig. 2. The upper edge of the back flap 6 may beprovided with a supplementary sealing flap 'l of less length and Widththan the flap 5. c

The back flap 6 is substantially the same width and depth as the frontportion 2 but the side edges 8 and 9 converge slightly toward the edgethereof which carries the supplementary sealing flap I.

The sid flaps 3 and 4 extend the full depth ofthefront portion and areof a width to provide ample sealing area for the back flap 6 in formingan enclosure compartment, as later described. p

The main sealing flap 5 extends completely across the width of the frontportion 2 and is preferably of a depth" to provide more than theordinary sealing surface In. The supplementary sealing flap 1 is ofnarrower width and less depth so that when the blank is folded theterminal edge! I thereof will be spaced below the terminal edge l2 ofthe mainflap, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

shapes and sizes but preferably consists of a rectangular strip of lesswidth than the width of the envelope and of shallower depth so that.

The patch l3 'may be of variousthe side edges M and I5, and bottom edgeis are spaced inwardly from the corresponding edges of the front portion2 and are sealed thereto by strips of adhesive l1, l8 and I9 illustratedin Figure 2, the patch being applied so that the upper edge 20 islocated in registry with the upper edge of the front portion to form aninsert opening 2| therebetween, as shown in Fig. 3.

After application of the patch, the blank passes through the section ofthe machine which applies sealing gum 22 to the inner face of the mainsealing flap 5. The sealing gum extends from the terminal edge l2completely across the width of the flap, but is spaced slightly from theinsert opening 2|, as illustrated at 23. The sealing gum, however, iscarried completely to the fold portion near the ends of the sealing flapso that tight seals are effected at the corners of the envelope.

The blanks, after passing through the drying section of a standardmachine, then have their side flaps 3 and 4 folded over the inner faceof the front portion 2 on fold lines 24 and 25, after which gum stripes26 and 2'! are applied thereto and the back flap 6 is folded thereoverinto sealing relation with the gum stripes on the fold line 23 to forman enclosure compartment 29 having I an insert opening 30 extendingacross the entire width of the envelope. Folding of the envelope is thencomplete with the supplementary sealing flap 1 overlapping the gum 22 onthe main sealing flap. The terminal edge I I, however, is spaced belowthe terminal edge l2 of the main flap so as to expose a portion of thegum therebetween, as indicated at 3| in Fig. 4.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 7 is exactly the same as thatjust described, with the exception that the supplementary sealing flap 1is omitted.

In using the preferred form of envelope constructed as described, themoney to be enclosed, such as coin, currency or the like, is insertedthrough the opening 2| into the money pocket, after which the enclosure,such as a statement, order blank, or the like, is inserted in theenclosure compartment through the opening 30 so that the enclosure liesbetween the back flap and the money pocket forming patch. Thesupplementary flap is raised from the main flap so that the gum may bemoistened completely across the width thereof. The supplemental flap isthen pressed against the moistened gum of the main flap. The mainsealing flap is then folded on the fold line 32, together with theadhered supplementary flap, which folds on the line 33 into sealingrelation with the outer face of the back flap, as shown in Fig. 6. Thegummed area 3| between the terminal edges of the respective flapseffects seal of the main flap along the entire length thereof so that itis sealed to the back flap even though the supplementary flap ispositioned thereunder.

When the envelop is received by the addressee, a letter opener may beinserted in one corner of the envelope under the main sealing flap anddrawn along the folds of the sealing flap to effect severance thereof,including the supplementary flap, as shown in Fig. 5, so that bothpockets are exposed for removal of the contents.

The form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 7 operates in the samemanner, with the exception that the closure flap seals both the moneyand pocket may be applied to the inner face of the back flap withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

Figs. 8 to 13 inclusive show an embodiment of the invention carried outin a standard type envelope. In this form the envelope blank 35 is ofconventional design having a rectangular portion to form the front of acompleted envelope, substantially angular shaped end flaps 31 and 38,and a back flap 39 which is adapted to be sealed to the end flaps bygum, as indicated at 40 in Fig. 10, to form the back of the envelope.The body portion of the blank has a sealing flap 4| that is adapted tobe folded over the back portion and sealed thereto with gum 42. In thisembodiment of the invention, the patch is formed from a section of gumtape 43 having dimensions corresponding to the desired pocket. The sideand bottom marginal edges of the gummed surface are moistened in thecourse of envelope manufacture, as indicated at 44 and 45, and the patchis applied to the inner face of the body portion of the blank with theupper edge thereof extending above the fold line 46 of the sealing flap4| to leave a loose, marginal, upper edge on the patch to constitute asealing flap 4'! for the coin pocket. After the envelope is completelyformed, it appears as shown in Fig. 11. In sealing an enclosure in themoney compartment, the gum on the flap 4? is moistened and sealed to thesealing flap 4| of the envelope, after which an enclosure to be placedin the envelope is inserted and the gum on the flap 4| is moistened andthe flap is folded together with the coin compartment flap 4'? over theback portion of the envelope, as shown in Fig. 13. When the envelope isopened, the paper knife or the like severing the sealing flap 4| alsosevers the flap 41 of the coin pocket so that the coin pocket issimultaneously opened as shown in Fig. 12.

From the foregoing it is obvious that I have provided a moneycompartment envelope which may be readily manufactured on a standardenvelope machine and which includes an enclosure compartment so that aletter, statement, order,

' or the like, may be included in the envelope along with the moneyenclosure, but in a separate compartment.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A money compartment envelope including front and back portions, sideflaps on one of said portions and sealingly engaging the other portionto form an enclosure compartment having an insert opening extendingalong one edge thereof, a money pocket forming patch having side andbottom edges spaced from corresponding edges of the envelope and securedto the inner face of one of said portions with its upper edgesubstantially registering with said enclosure compartment insert openingand providing an insert opening to said money pocket, a flap for saidmoney pocket, and a gummed sealing flap on one of said portions andfoldable with said pocket flap to sealingly engage with the other ofsaid portions and retain the pocket flap sealed between said portionand'the sealing flap.

2. A money compartment envelope including front and back portions, sideflaps on one of said portions and sealingly engaging the other portionto form an enclosure compartment having an insert opening extendingalong one edge thereof, a money pocket forming patch having side andbottom edges spaced from corresponding edges of the envelope and securedto the inner face of one of said portions with its upper edge sub--partment insert opening to form an insert opening into said pocket, agummed main sealing flap on one of said portions, and a supplementalsealing flap extending along the insert opening of said money pocket andof a size to overlie the gummed area of the main sealing flap so thatsaid-supplemental sealing flap seals against the gum of the main sealingflap when the gum is moistened and is foldable with the main sealingflap when the main sealing flap is sealed with said other portion, themarginal edges of said supplemental flap terminating Within said gummedarea so that the gum securing the main sealing flap forms an extendedseal about said edges of the supplemental flap.

3. A money compartment envelope including front and back portions, sideflaps on one of said portions and sealingly engaging the other portionto form an enclosure compartment having an insert opening extendingalong one edge thereof, a money pocket forming patch having side andbottom edges spaced from corresponding edges of the envelope and securedto the inner face of one of said portions with its upper edgesubstantially registering with said enclosure compartment insert openingto form an insert opening into said pocket, a gummed main sealing flapon one of said portions, and a supplemental sealing flap projecting fromthe conespending edge of the other portion to overlie the

